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标题：An evaluation of antisocial behaviour in children after traumatic brain injury: The prospect of improving the quality of life in rehabilitation
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作者：Wiesław Tomaszewski ; Leszek Buliński ; Andrzej Mirski 等
期刊名称：Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
印刷版ISSN：1232-1966
电子版ISSN：1898-2263
出版年度：2014
卷号：21
期号：3
页码：649-653
DOI：10.5604/12321966.1120620
出版社：Institute of Agricultural Medicine in Lublin
摘要：Introduction and objective. The aim of the article is to present the consequences of traumatic brain injury in children,associated with general cognition and behavioural disorders, mainly of the anti-social type.Materials and method. A total of 20 school-age children took part in the study – 6 girls and 14 boys; average age of thechildren – 13.35 years (standard deviation SD = 1.95). The research instruments included an analysis of documentation, astructured clinical interview, MMSE and Frontal Behavioral Inventory (FBInv) with an additional set of 5 supplementaryquestions directed at the detection of anti-social behaviour.Results. The functioning of the children with traumatic brain injury is severely disrupted because of the presence of cognitiveimpairment; however, dementia was not manifested. In a significant number of the children with traumatic brain injury, notonly frontal syndrome was found, but also the occurrence of anti-social behaviour. The most commonly reported behaviouralproblems were: disorganization, commonly referred to as laziness, hypersensitivity, and anxiety. The most common typesof anti-social behaviours were: impulsivity, physical and verbal aggression, as well as outbursts of anger.Conclusions. The children with traumatic brain injury suffer from cognitive disorders and behavioural problems, especiallyimpulsivity, physical and verbal aggression, increased anxiety, and disorganization. The occurrence of frontal syndrome isrelated to the development of anti-social behaviour
关键词：brain damage; anti-social behaviour; cognitive functions; microgenetic theory